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A mixolydian mode

The A mixolydian mode is A B C♯ D E F♯ G: seven notes, major with a bluesy seventh. Its formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7.

Make a beat in A major

Opens the free editor with a pop beat in A major to play A mixolydian over. No account needed to start.

The notes of A mixolydian

From A up to A: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

A B C♯ D E F♯ G A

ABDEGAC♯F♯
The notes of A mixolydian mode by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1ARoot
2BMajor second
3C♯Major third
4DPerfect fourth
5EPerfect fifth
6F♯Major sixth
♭7GMinor seventh

How A mixolydian is built

The D major scale played from its fifth note, A: the same notes with A as home. Against A major, the major scale on the same note, it has G instead of G♯.

The major scale played from its fifth note: a major scale with a lowered seventh. Bright but relaxed, it is all over rock, funk and blues riffs. The mixolydian mode in every key.

Chords in A mixolydian

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the A major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

IAiiBmiii°C♯dimIVDvEmviF♯m♭VIIG

Play A mixolydian over a beat

A beat on the chords of A major. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about A mixolydian

What notes are in the A mixolydian mode?

A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯ and G. Its formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7, counted from the major scale on A, and its steps from A up to A are: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole.

What key is A mixolydian in?

A mixolydian uses the notes of D major, starting on its fifth note, A. The notes are the same; making A home is what gives it its own sound.

How is A mixolydian different from A major?

G instead of G♯: one note of the A major scale changes, and that note gives A mixolydian its sound: major with a bluesy seventh.

Mixolydian mode in every key

C mixolydianD♭ mixolydianD mixolydianE♭ mixolydianE mixolydianF mixolydianF♯ mixolydianG mixolydianA♭ mixolydianA mixolydianB♭ mixolydianB mixolydian

More scales on A

A major (major scale)A minor (natural minor scale)A major pentatonicA minor pentatonicA bluesA harmonic minorA melodic minorA dorianA phrygianA lydianA mixolydianA locrianA phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in A mixolydian

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